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Analysis Of Ray Bradbury's 'The Veldt'

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Today, some children have had a tendency to favor materialistic items over respect for parents; however, Ray Bradbury, the author of “The Veldt” disagrees with this concept. Bradbury believes that when children are too involved in items, they become brainwashed and it has a negative effect on society. Mr. and Mrs. Hadley (the parents) from “The Veldt”, struggle to discipline their kids, which results in the children not having a priority to respect them. Through using allusions, setting, and technology, the author warns children that materialistic items should not be valued higher than respect for their parents.
Ray Bradbury uses technology to show that the children rely more on the technology and materialistic items, then they do of their parents. The nursery in “The Veldt” possesses things that “purr and recede into crystalline distance” and “…this house which clothed and ged and rocked them to sleep and played and sang and was good to them.” (Bradbury 1). Through the description of the nursery, it provides the reader with a sense of the nursery being high tech, expensive and more dependable than the parents should be. This shows that the Hadley family does not lack money so whatever they need, it is always right there. Bradbury also states, “Peter looked at his shoes. He never looked at his father any more, nor his mother” and “Would I have to tie my own shoes instead of letting the shoe tier do it?” (Bradbury 9). In these quotes, it shows that by now the children have been dependent on the tech and have not depended on their parents of technology and the way the nursery has become more like their parents instead of the parents themselves. Using these quotes, Bradbury shows that the nursery overtakes the children and turns them into spoiled brats who no longer care for their parents. When valuing items and technology over respect for parents, bad things can happen. Respecting parents is more important because of the things they do, and that is always going to be better than any nursery.
Another element is the allusion of Wendy and Peter that Bradbury weaves into the story, which emphasizes the significance of respecting parents. Bradbury states, “Don’t let them do it!” wailed Peter at the ceiling, as

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